The Step Sum Boxes for DJIA and Gold $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Once again, the DJIA, aka Dow Jones, closed the week at a new all-time high, another BEV Zero in the Bear’s Eye View chart below. That makes 82 new all-time highs since last November’s Presidential election. That’s 30% of the Dow Jones’ daily closings […]

Market Update for the 2nd Week of October $DIA, $SPY, $GLD, $SLV, $GDX The box in the BEV chart below contains the Dow Jones since the first week of September. With the presidential election so near, it’s not surprising the market hasn’t done much of anything as our “regulated” markets are being managed for the […]

Stronger USD Pushing Platinum (NYSEArca:PPLT) Down $PPLT, $IMPUF, $GLD, $SLV Platinum futures trading on the NYMEX market in New York declined for a 4th day running Tuesday to 996.80, pushed down by a stronger USD, weakness across the precious metals complex, and the signing of a wage deal in Key producer South Africa. YTD Platinum’s price is up more […]

September Copper Falls to 2 Month Lows $CUPM Copper (NYSEArca:CUPM) futures fell to the lowest in 2 months after stockpiles surged and Barclays Plc flagged concern over growth in China, the world’s biggest consumer. Inventories tracked by exchanges in Shanghai, London and New York climbed 5 straight days last week to the highest since May. […]

Technical Outlook for WTI Crude Oil & Gold (Weekly) $USO, $OIL, $GLD NYNEX Crude Oil (CL) The rebound from 39.19 extended higher and the break of the resistance at 44.42 argues that pull back 51.67 has completed at 39.19. Intra-day bias is back to the Northside for 55-Day EMA now at 46.13) 1st. A clear […]

But Those Were the Bad-Old Days, Things are Different Today $GLD, $SLV, $XAU Last Thursday, the DJIA made a new all-time high, its 8th since July 12th. Looking at the Dow Jones with its 52Wk High and Low lines below, we see its 52Wk High Line (Green plot) has been pushed above 18,500. And it’s not […]

Technical Outlook for Gold (Weekly) $USO COMEX Gold (GC) Gold’s consolidative trading continued and outlook is unchanged in here. At this point, further rise cannot be ruled out as long as the support at 1308.2 is intact. The/an extension could top around long term Fibo mark at 1380.98. A clear break of the Key support […]

Technical Outlook for COMEX Gold (Weekly) COMEX Gold (GC) Gold’s consolidation trading continued but recovered ahead of 1308.2 the Key support. At this point, a move higher cannot be ruled out with 1308.2 support intact. Be cautious on topping around long term Fibo mark at 1380.98. Break of support at 1308.2 will be the 1st […]

Market Update: Brexit + One Week What a week for the DJIA, last Monday it closed almost 6.5% from its last all-time high. By Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average recouped almost all of its losses taken after the Brexit vote over a week ago. Of course trading volume for the Dow Jones increased, as […]

I am a Gold & Silver Bull and a Growling Stock Bear $GLD, $SLV, $NUGT, $DIA, $SPY Nothing much happened in the stock market last week. The DJIA stayed close to its BEV -2.5% line for the past six days. Though there were a couple of days that saw the venerable index declined into the […]

Gold & Gold Miners Boosted By NFPs $GLD, $NUGT The precious Yellow metal had its biggest gainer in 11 weeks after the US added the fewest workers in almost 6 years, weakening the case for the Fed to raise interest rates anytime soon. Last week, before the jobs report, a gauge of volatility in bullion […]

Mr Bear has a Purpose, it is Called “Market Hygiene” $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had a good run. Early on it was at risk of declining below its BEV -5% line in the Bear’s Eye View chart below. That didn’t happen; instead, at the end of the week […]

Gold and Silver in a Stock Market Correction $DIA, $GLD, $SLV When I last published this Bear’s Eye View of the DJIA a few weeks ago it appeared the US benchmark index would be making a new all-time high sometime in early May. On April 20th it was only 1.18% from last May’s BEV Zero, […]